Rabat echoed with the sound of cheering as the Republic of Morocco came into being. The fledgeling country was entering a new era, one which hopefully would shake off the uncertainty of the past. The new leader President Ahmad Al Omari was already pledging to bring Morocco into par with other well-off nations. Rail and Road Infrastructure was to be vastly updated, along with reforms designed to get the death rate down and higher birth rates.
It was a fresh start, with a brighter future to be made.
Moroccan News and Actions
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Moroccan Armed Forces formed
Moroccan Army Initial Strength
Three Hundred T-55 Main Battle Tanks
Twenty ZSU-57 Anti Aircraft Vehicles
1st Armoured Division
2nd Armoured Division
Six Hundred M3 Half-Track Vehicles
Three Hundred BTR-50 Armoured Personnel Carriers
Three Hundred Bren Gun Carriers
Two Hundred BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
One Hundred M8 Light Armored Cars
Thirty ZSU-57 Anti Aircraft Vehicles
Fifteen Thousand Combat Soldiers
1st Mechanised Division
2nd Mechanised Division
3rd Mechanised Division
Four Hundred and Fifty WC-63 6 x 6 Trucks
Two Hundred and Twenty Willys M38 4 x4 Utility Vehicles
Thirty ZSU-57 Anti Aircraft Vehicles
Fifteen Thousand Combat Soldiers
1st Motorised Infantry Division
2nd Motorised Infantry Division
3rd Motorised Infantry Division
4th Motorised Infantry Division
5th Motorised Infantry Division
6th Motorised Infantry Division
Two Hundred M-30 122mm Howitzers
One Hundred D-1 152mm Howitzers
Fifty M12 Gun Motor Carriages
Fifty BM-13 Rocket Artillery Systems
1st Artillery Division
2nd Artillery Division
3rd Artillery Division
Infantry Equipment
No. 2 Revolver (.380)
Lee Enfield Mk IV Rifle (.303)
AK-47 Assault Rifle (7.62 x 49mm)
Sten Mk V Submachine Gun (9 x 19mm)
Bren Light Machine Gun (.303)
M1919A6 Browning Medium Machine Gun (.30-06)
M2 Heavy Machine Gun (0.50)
Dshk Heavy Machine Gun (12.7×108mm)
M26 Fragmentation Grenade
PIAT Anti Tank Weapon
M1 81mm Mortar
Moroccan Air Force Initial Strength
Spitfire Mk 24 Fighter (Eight Squadrons totalling Three Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Mosquito PR Mk IX Fighter (Four Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Sixty Aircraft)
P-51D Fighter (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Yak-9 Fighter (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Moroccan Armed Forces formed
Moroccan Army Initial Strength
Three Hundred T-55 Main Battle Tanks
Twenty ZSU-57 Anti Aircraft Vehicles
1st Armoured Division
2nd Armoured Division
Six Hundred M3 Half-Track Vehicles
Three Hundred BTR-50 Armoured Personnel Carriers
Three Hundred Bren Gun Carriers
Two Hundred BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
One Hundred M8 Light Armored Cars
Thirty ZSU-57 Anti Aircraft Vehicles
Fifteen Thousand Combat Soldiers
1st Mechanised Division
2nd Mechanised Division
3rd Mechanised Division
Four Hundred and Fifty WC-63 6 x 6 Trucks
Two Hundred and Twenty Willys M38 4 x4 Utility Vehicles
Thirty ZSU-57 Anti Aircraft Vehicles
Fifteen Thousand Combat Soldiers
1st Motorised Infantry Division
2nd Motorised Infantry Division
3rd Motorised Infantry Division
4th Motorised Infantry Division
5th Motorised Infantry Division
6th Motorised Infantry Division
Two Hundred M-30 122mm Howitzers
One Hundred D-1 152mm Howitzers
Fifty M12 Gun Motor Carriages
Fifty BM-13 Rocket Artillery Systems
1st Artillery Division
2nd Artillery Division
3rd Artillery Division
Infantry Equipment
No. 2 Revolver (.380)
Lee Enfield Mk IV Rifle (.303)
AK-47 Assault Rifle (7.62 x 49mm)
Sten Mk V Submachine Gun (9 x 19mm)
Bren Light Machine Gun (.303)
M1919A6 Browning Medium Machine Gun (.30-06)
M2 Heavy Machine Gun (0.50)
Dshk Heavy Machine Gun (12.7×108mm)
M26 Fragmentation Grenade
PIAT Anti Tank Weapon
M1 81mm Mortar
Moroccan Air Force Initial Strength
Spitfire Mk 24 Fighter (Eight Squadrons totalling Three Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Mosquito PR Mk IX Fighter (Four Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Sixty Aircraft)
P-51D Fighter (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Yak-9 Fighter (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
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Moroccan National Army
No. 2 Revolver replaced by M1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol (9 x 19mm)
Lee Enfield Mk IV Rifle removed from service
Sten Mk V Submachine Gun removed from service
Bren Light Machine Gun replaced by RPD Light Machine Gun (7.62×39mm)
M1919A6 Browning Medium Machine Gun replaced by re-engineered MG42 General Purpose Machine Gun (7.92 x 57mm) copied from ones left in Morocco during WW2.
PIAT Anti Tank Weapon replaced by RPG-2 Rocket Launcher
M1943 120mm Mortar enters service
Moroccan Air Force
Equipment Upgrades
Spitfire Mk 24 Fighter to remain in service for another year (Eight Squadrons totalling Three Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Mosquito PR Mk IX Fighter to be replaced by the F-100C Super Sabre Fighter (Four Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Sixty Aircraft)
P-51D Fighter to remain in service for another year (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Yak-9 Fighter to be replaced by the F-105B Thunderchief Fighter Bomber (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
B-29C Superfortress Bomber enters service (Five Squadrons totalling One Hundred Aircraft)
B-52D Stratofortress Strategic Bomber enters service (Two Squadrons totalling Fourty Aircraft)
Moroccan Navy
Vessels entering service
Shield (Flower) Class Corvette [MNS C-1 to C-30]
Casablanca (Riga) Class Frigate [MNS Casablanca, MNS El Jadida, MNS Nouaceur, MNS Settat]
Rabat (Forrest Sherman) Class Destroyer [MNS Rabat, MNS Khemisset, MNS Sidi Kacem, MNS Sidi Slimane]
Behemoth (Iowa) Class Battleship [MNS Behemoth, MNS Monolith)
Hunter (Foxtrot) Class Attack Submarine (MNS AS-1 to AS-5)
Naval Bases
Casablanca
Ksar Sghir
Moroccan National Army
No. 2 Revolver replaced by M1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol (9 x 19mm)
Lee Enfield Mk IV Rifle removed from service
Sten Mk V Submachine Gun removed from service
Bren Light Machine Gun replaced by RPD Light Machine Gun (7.62×39mm)
M1919A6 Browning Medium Machine Gun replaced by re-engineered MG42 General Purpose Machine Gun (7.92 x 57mm) copied from ones left in Morocco during WW2.
PIAT Anti Tank Weapon replaced by RPG-2 Rocket Launcher
M1943 120mm Mortar enters service
Moroccan Air Force
Equipment Upgrades
Spitfire Mk 24 Fighter to remain in service for another year (Eight Squadrons totalling Three Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Mosquito PR Mk IX Fighter to be replaced by the F-100C Super Sabre Fighter (Four Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Sixty Aircraft)
P-51D Fighter to remain in service for another year (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
Yak-9 Fighter to be replaced by the F-105B Thunderchief Fighter Bomber (Three Squadrons totalling One Hundred and Twenty Aircraft)
B-29C Superfortress Bomber enters service (Five Squadrons totalling One Hundred Aircraft)
B-52D Stratofortress Strategic Bomber enters service (Two Squadrons totalling Fourty Aircraft)
Moroccan Navy
Vessels entering service
Shield (Flower) Class Corvette [MNS C-1 to C-30]
Casablanca (Riga) Class Frigate [MNS Casablanca, MNS El Jadida, MNS Nouaceur, MNS Settat]
Rabat (Forrest Sherman) Class Destroyer [MNS Rabat, MNS Khemisset, MNS Sidi Kacem, MNS Sidi Slimane]
Behemoth (Iowa) Class Battleship [MNS Behemoth, MNS Monolith)
Hunter (Foxtrot) Class Attack Submarine (MNS AS-1 to AS-5)
Naval Bases
Casablanca
Ksar Sghir